Medicare Advantage Spends Less on Care, So Why Is It Costing So Much?

The Medicare Advantage program was supposed to save taxpayers money by allowing insurers to offer older Americans private alternatives to Medicare.
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How to Foil The Latest Social Security Scam

8/11/2017 | Story

For scammers, it's all about the information. Once they have an account number, address or personal identification, they can steal your identity.
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For Veterans Mustard-Gassed in Secret Tests, Help Now Sits on President's Desk

8/10/2017 | Story

Decades after the U.S. government exposed service members to chemical weapons in secret experiments, lawmakers have advanced a measure intended to make it easier for those World War II veterans to obtain compensation. The bill, known as the Arla Harrell Act, advanced to President Trump's desk after Senate approval Wednesday.
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How Tax Reform Could Hit Charitable Giving

8/9/2017 | Story

Plenty of factors can motivate charitable giving: Moral obligation, religious tithing, a desire to improve the world or leave a legacy.
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Rural Veterans Face Long Paths to Health Care

8/8/2017 | Story

On this long drive, across two state lines and endless fields of corn and cattle, Lynn Graham thinks about how it may be the quality of life, not the quantity, that matters.
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NAELA Celebrates Medicare and Medicaid Anniversary7/30/2018Press ReleaseWhen President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law on July 30, 1965, he stated, “No longer will older Americans be denied the healing miracle of modern medicine. No longer will illness crush and destroy the savings they have so ca

NAELA Praises Ruling to Block Kentucky Medicaid Waiver7/2/2018Press ReleaseOn Friday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia overturned the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) approval of a Kentucky Medicaid waiver that would have led to an estimated 95,000 individuals losing h

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This course explores the topic area of diminished capacity. It is intended to assist in accessing capacity when using the APA Handbook for Attorneys and the accompanying Capacity Worksheet for Lawyers. In addition to the associated reference-based resources, the interactive format includes video instruction and analysis from NAELA members Roberta Flowers and Edwin Boyer, as well as simulated consultation for review.

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. (NAELA) was founded in 1987 as a professional association of attorneys who are dedicated to improving the quality of legal services provided to people as they age and people with special needs.